BRIGGS v. GLASS

81-179.

420 So.2d 46 (1982)

Ola G. BRIGGS, Guardian of Mazie Glass, a non compos mentis v. Hugh Braxton GLASS, as Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Almon W. Glass, Ind. and Frances Jeanette Spruell, Ind.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

September 24, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis W. Speaks, Clanton, for appellant.

William D. Latham, Clanton, for appellees.


MADDOX, Justice.

This appeal involves an effort by Ola G. Briggs, as guardian of Mazie Glass, to set aside a deed executed by Mazie Glass to Almon W. Glass on the ground that the deed was forged. The dual issues presented for review are whether in acknowledging a deed, the failure of a notary public to ascertain the identity of the signatory invalidates the instrument and whether the evidence presented in this case was sufficient to overcome the presumptive validity...

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